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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 956 

To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 

require the Secretary of Defense maintain a registry of sex offenders. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. COFFMAN, and Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 

Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of Defense maintain 

a registry of sex offenders. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Track Reg5 ister and Alert Communities Act of 2015’’ or as the ‘‘Mili6 tary TRAC Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MILITARY OFFENDER. 

2 Section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

3 Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911) is amended by add4 ing at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(15) MILITARY OFFENDER.—The term ‘mili6 tary offender’ means an individual who was con7 victed of a military offense specified by the Secretary 

8 of Defense under section 115(a)(8)(C)(i) of Public 

9 Law 105–119 (10 U.S.C. 951 note), or an attempt 

10 or conspiracy to commit such an offense.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY 

12 FOR MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS. 

13 Section 112 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

14 Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16912) is amended in sub15 section (a), by inserting after ‘‘Each jurisdiction’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘, and, for military offenders, the Secretary of De17 fense (including any military offender serving in the Coast 

18 Guard, without regard to the department in which the 

19 Coast Guard is operating),’’. 

20 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

21 (a) INITIAL REGISTRATION OF MILITARY OFFEND22 ERS.—Section 113(a) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

23 and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16913(a)) is amended 

24 by inserting before the period at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘, and, in the case of a military offender, with the Sec26 retary of Defense’’. 


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1 (b) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION.— 

2 Section 114(b) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

3 Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914(b)) is amended by 

4 inserting after ‘‘in which the sex offender registers’’ the 

5 following: ‘‘, and, in the case of military offenders, the 

6 Secretary of Defense,’’. 

7 (c) PUBLIC ACCESS TO SEX OFFENDER INFORMA8 TION.—Section 118 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

9 and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16918) is amended 

10 by inserting ‘‘, and, in the case of military offenders, the 

11 Secretary of Defense,’’ after ‘‘jurisdiction’’ each place it 

12 appears. 

13 (d) NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.—Section 

14 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 

15 of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘juris17 diction’s sex offender registry’’ the following: ‘‘, and, 

18 in the case of military offenders, the registry of the 

19 Secretary of Defense,’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘all rel21 evant jurisdictions’’ the following: ‘‘and, in the case 

22 of military offenders, the Secretary of Defense’’. 

23 (e) SJODIN NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC

24 WEBSITE.—Section 120(b) of the Adam Walsh Child Pro25 tection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16920(b)) is 


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1 amended by inserting after ‘‘a jurisdiction’s Internet site’’ 

2 the following: ‘‘, and, in the case of a military offender, 

3 the appropriate Internet site of the Secretary of Defense’’. 

4 (f) KANKA AND ZAPP COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION

5 PROGRAM.—Section 121 of the Adam Walsh Child Protec6 tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16921) is amend7 ed by inserting after ‘‘appropriate official in the jurisdic8 tion’’ the following: ‘‘(and, in the case of military offend9 ers, the Secretary of Defense)’’. 

10 (g) ACTIONS TAKEN WHEN OFFENDER FAILS TO

11 COMPLY.—Section 122 of the Adam Walsh Child Protec12 tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16922) is amend13 ed by inserting after ‘‘jurisdiction’s registry’’ the fol14 lowing: ‘‘(and, in the case of military offenders, the reg15 istry of the Secretary of Defense)’’. 

16 (h) DEVELOPMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRY

17 SOFTWARE.—Section 123 of the Adam Walsh Child Pro18 tection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16923) is 

19 amended by inserting ‘‘, and, in the case of military of20 fenders, the Secretary of Defense,’’ after ‘‘jurisdictions’’ 

21 each place it appears. 

22 (i) REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS ENTERING

23 THE UNITED STATES.—Section 128 of the Adam Walsh 

24 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 

25 16928) is amended by inserting after ‘‘the relevant jurisVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:27 Feb 25, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H956.IH H956

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1 dictions’’ the following: ‘‘, and, in the case of military of2 fenders, the Secretary of Defense,’’. 

3 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

5 take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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